Faction skis Candide 4.0s are the elder statesmen of the Candide lineup.
It took me roughly 7 days of riding to get comfortable on the 4.0.
I found myself butt checking or hip checking a few steep turns.
I stopped worrying about getting bucked around by afternoon chop.
The 4.0 ploughs through crud ferociously, and remains stable once you set an edge and commit.
With the 4.0 I also found the confidence to hit bigger and burlier features.
RMR has a wealth of advanced in-bound terrain, and the 4.0 provided the stability to sample it all.
I boosted airs from two to 25 feet and felt like I was stomping the landing every time.
http://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/814765/Sam-Candide-4-0-Review-wmv
4.0 in action!
For one, I think I would have preferred a 183cm ski to a 190cm.
Tight turns are not this skis forte.
In all, I think the 4.0 is an exceptional ski.
